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Concertos

Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046

1. [no tempo is written]
2. Adagio in D minor
3. Allegro
4. Menuet – Trio I – Menuet da capo – Polacca – Menuet da capo – Trio II – Menuet da capo

Instrumentation: two corni da caccia (natural horns), three oboes, bassoon, violino piccolo, two violins, viola and basso continuo (harpsichord, cello, viola da gamba and/or violone)

There are two versions of the first concerto. The first version, BWV 1046.2, has three movements. It does not use the violino piccolo. Bach wrote the first version in Weimar. The second version, BWV 1046.1, has four movements.

Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047

1. [no tempo is written]
2. Andante in D minor
3. Allegro assai

Concertino: natural trumpet in F, recorder, oboe, violin

Ripieno: two violins, viola, violone, cello and harpsichord (as basso continuo)

The trumpet does not play in the second movement. This is because baroque trumpets could only play in major keys.

The Voyager Golden Record contains the first movement of the concerto. The recording was conducted by Karl Richter.

Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048

1. [no tempo is written]
2. Adagio in E minor
3. Allegro

Instrumentation: three violins, three violas, three cellos, and harpsichord (as basso continuo)

Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049

1. Allegro
2. Andante in E minor
3. Presto

Concertino: violin and two recorders (described in the original score as "flauti d'echo").

Ripieno: two violins, violas, violone, cellos and basso continuo

Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050

1. Allegro
2. Affettuoso in B minor
3. Allegro

Concertino: harpsichord, violin, flute

Ripieno: violin, viola, cello and violone

Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major, BWV 1051

1. [no tempo is written]
2. Adagio ma non tanto (in E♭ major, ends in an imperfect cadence of G minor)
3. Allegro

Instrumentation: two viole da braccio, two viole da gamba, cello, violone, and harpsichord